- Greenwashing involves companies misleading consumers about their environmental credentials through exaggerated claims and marketing. True sustainability requires implementing practices that minimize environmental impact, not just claiming to be green.
- While sustainability is important due to finite resources and environmental damage, many companies and governments are guilty of greenwashing by focusing more on appearing green than actually reducing their impact.
- Greenwashing can be avoided by making genuinely green products and services normal through marketing instead of making normal products seem green, and by avoiding the seven sins of greenwashing like vague or unsubstantiated claims.